Research the following questions and bring the answers to class on Wednesday.
STAR Test Review
World History
1. Students relate the moral and ethical principles in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, in Judaism, and in Christianity to the development of Western political thought.
What were important contributions of early Judeo-Christians to democratic thought?
How about the ancient Romans and Greeks?
Give an example of the U.S. Constitution affecting another world political system.
2. Students compare and contrast the Glorious Revolution of England, the American Revolution, and the French Revolution and their enduring effects worldwide on the political expectations for self-government and individual liberty.
How were the following documents important for the development of democracy?
* Declaration of Independence
* French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
* U.S. Bill of Rights
Define nationalism.
3. Students analyze the effects of the Industrial Revolution in England, France, Germany, Japan and the United States.
Why was England the first country to industrialize?
Give examples of two inventions to come out of the industrial revolution and name the inventor.
How did country vs. city populations change during the Industrial Revolution?
What is a union?
How did division of labor make production more efficient?
What are some of the major differences between capitalism, socialism, and communism?
How was the Romantic movement a response to the Industrial Revolution?
4. Students analyze patterns of global change in the era of New Imperialism in at least two of the following regions or countries: Africa, Southeast Asia, China, India, Latin America and the Philippines.
How did nationalism and imperialism relate to the expansion of British empire?
What is social Darwinism?
What was one criticism of Imperialism from the perspective of a colonized nation?
5. Students analyze the causes and course of the First World War.
Describe the system of alliances that existed before WWI broke out.
How did the Russian Revolution affect the course of the war?
What atrocity was committed by the Ottoman government against Armenians?
6. Students analyze the effects of the First World War.
What were Wilson's 14 points an attempt to do?
How did the Treaty of Versailles penalize Germany?
What negative effects on world society were a result of the war?
7. Students analyze the rise of totalitarian governments after the First World War.
Define totalitarian.
Describe Stalin's style of government in the early Soviet Union.
What three fascist governments rose in Europe during the 1930s? Name the leader of each government.
8. Students analyze the causes and consequences of World War II.
What was the policy of appeasement?
What was the Nazis' "final solution"
What was the significance of the following WWII battles:
* Battle of Britain
* Midway
* Normandy
What new technology brought an end to the Asian campaign of WWII?
9. Students analyze the international developments in the post-World War II world.
How did the Marshall plan attempt to rebuild the economies of post-WWII Europe and Asia?
How did USA and the Soviet Union "fight" during the Cold War?
What was the Truman doctrine, and how does it relate to these conflicts?
Who was Mao Tse-tung, and how does he relate to modern Chinese history?
How did countries in Eastern Europe attempt to rise up against Soviet influence in the 1950s and 1960s?
Why was Israel founded, and by whom?
What is the purpose of NATO, SEATO, the Warsaw Pact, and the Organization of American States?
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